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analyse
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an·a·lyse  (n-lz)
v. Chiefly British
Variant of analyze.

analyse or US -lyze [an-nal-lize]
Verb
[-lysing, -lysed] or -lyzing, -lyzed
1. to examine (something) in detail in order to discover its meaning or essential features
2. to break (something) down into its components
3. to psychoanalyse (someone)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.analyse - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"
diagnose, name - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
diagnose - subject to a medical analysis
survey, appraise - consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes
compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
assay - analyze (chemical substances)
reexamine, review - look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation"
audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect - examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns"
screen - examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"
trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
investigate, look into - investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"
sieve, sift - check and sort carefully; "sift the information"
look at, view, consider - look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"
2.analyse - break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market"
factor analyse, factor analyze - to perform a factor analysis of correlational data
3.analyse - make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
parse - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
botanise, botanize - collect and study plants
4.analyse - subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

analyse
Translations
Spanish analyse [ˈænəlaɪz] vt (BRIT) → analizar
French analyse (US), analyze [ˈænəlaɪz] vtanalyser
German analyse (US) analyze [ˈænəlaɪz] vtanalysieren;
(Chem, Med) → untersuchen;
(person) → psychoanalytisch behandeln

Italian analyse [ˈænəlaɪz] vt (BRIT) → analizzare

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